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22 January Economics as a Social Dimension (...behavior...)

What motivates us to learn?

Is it the same thing for everyone or does it vary widely for the same topic?

Does it vary widely for the same individual based on the topic and circumstances?

Do we expect the trainer to adapt their motivation to the course design?

Is it possible for the learning to adapt to the learner instead?

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Permalink Reply by Paul Terlemezian on January 22, 2016 at 7:39pm

What is more important to you - the people in your life or your money? How much of your time are you willing to invest with the people in your life? How much of your money? How do you feel when people invest their time and or money in you?

As an employee I always felt respected by my employer when they invested money in my professional development. Do you think we treat the cost of training as a strategic investment or a discretionary cost? Would a change in accounting rules make a difference?

A capital investment is deemed to be one whose value extends beyond the time period of the expense. What would be the impact of treating the creation of knowledge in an employee as a capital investment?